Joe Paterno-Period 3

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Major Sin:
-Within the Sandusky scandal and Joe Paterno failed to act upon sexual abuse of children.
Celebrity Background:
  • Joe Paterno was the Coach of the Penn State Nittinay Lions.
  • His coaching record was 409-136-3.
  • He has been working at Penn State for 46 years and has won 24 bowl games.
  • Recently a statement was said by his son that Joe Paterno has lung cancer.
Backlash
  • After Joe Paterno was fired students from Penn State students rioted in the streets of the Penn State campus.
  • More than 1,000 students bound the streets and this eventually led to a news van being flipped on its side.

Public Perception
  • Many people believe that Joe Paterno shouldn’t be fired and should continue coaching the team until the end of the year.
  • On the other hand there are people who agree with the decision because he didn;t do anything to actually stop the abuse.
  • F.m., John. "Paterno in Pennsylvania | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson." Harvard News | The Harvard Crimson. The Harvard Crimson. Web. 02 Dec. 2011. <http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/11/21/kocsis-paterno-penn-state/>.

Repercussions
  • Paterno’s name was scrubbed from 10 championship trophies
  • Paterno will be remembered for what he did not do instead of what he did do.

Aftermath:
  • Joe Paterno has resigned as head coach of the Penn State Football team.
  • His public view has been demolished because of the abuse scandal
  • Joe Paterno was disappointed with the decision of the board to fire him but he had to accept this.





Work Cited:

"Joe Paterno." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Paterno>.

"Penn State Riot: Students React to Joe Paterno Firing - CSMonitor.com." The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com. Web. 22 Nov. 2011. <http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2011/1110/Penn-State-riot-Students-react-to-Joe-Paterno-firing>.

F.m., John. "Paterno in Pennsylvania | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson." Harvard News | The Harvard Crimson. The Harvard Crimson. Web. 02 Dec. 2011. <http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/11/21/kocsis-paterno-penn-state/>.

"Joe Paterno Fired: Why Penn State Made the Right Move | Bleacher Report." Bleacher Report | Entertaining Sports News, Photos and Slideshows. Web. 02 Dec. 2011. <http://bleacherreport.com/articles/934021-why-penn-state-made-the-right-move-in-firing-joe-paterno>.

"Class Page - Spanish 3." Quia. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://www.quia.com/pages/molszewski/page1>.